What happened on August 17, 2008
NEWS
From our Blogs By Geoff Boucher; Randy Harvey; Tom Petruno
Loving your house again By Chris Ayres, Chris Ayres is the Los Angeles correspondent for the Times of London and the author of "Death by Leisure: A Cautionary Tale."
The plight of the lame duck By David Greenberg, David Greenberg is a professor of history and media studies at Rutgers University, a columnist for Slate and the author of "Nixon's Shadow: The History of an Image."
Might makes right By Tim Judah, Tim Judah covers the Balkans for the Economist. He is the author of "The Serbs: History, Myth and the Destruction of Yugoslavia" and the forthcoming "Kosovo: What Everyone Needs to Know."
Why Monterey would be a cool capital By Joe Mathews, Joe Mathews is an Irvine senior fellow at the New America Foundation and a contributing editor to The Times' Opinion pages.
Let the Games begin By Joel Pett, Joel Pett is the Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist of the Lexington Herald-Leader. His work also appears in USA Today.
Pot power play By Kenji Yoshino, Kenji Yoshino is a professor of constitutional law at New York University School of Law.
ENTERTAINMENT
Gotcha, 24/7 By Matea Gold, Times Staff Writer
Gotcha, 24/7 By Mary Mcnamara, Times Television Critic
Nearly 100 (mph) By Mark Swed, Times Music Critic
From 'Oedipus Rex' to 'Reservoir Dogs' By Richard Eder, Richard Eder, a former Times book critic, was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for criticism in 1987.
Discoveries By Susan Salter Reynolds
Anna Karenina is alive and well By Diana Wagman, Diana Wagman, a Cal State Long Beach professor, is the author of the novels "Skin Deep," "Spontaneous" and "Bump."
Checking the balance By Art Winslow, Art Winslow is a former literary and executive editor of the Nation.
Not just skeletons in those closets By Sara Lippincott, Sara Lippincott is a freelance editor specializing in science.
Authentic thugdom from an ex-Crip By Jervey Tervalon, Jervey Tervalon is the author of five novels. He teaches creative writing at USC.
TRAVEL
Need To Know By Chris Erskine; Jane Engle; Christopher Reynolds